Britta
About Britta
If you want a pan-Scandinavian name with energy and style that could have been a winner, if not for the sound-alike water filtration company Brita.
Pronounced BRIT-uh.
As of October 2026, Britta ranked #7558 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #867 in 1986.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,936 | 38 | 21.3 |
| 2015 | #2,969 | 58 | 32.5 |
| 2016 | #3,721 | 41 | 23.1 |
| 2017 | #3,311 | 48 | 27.8 |
| 2018 | #3,864 | 38 | 22.3 |
| 2019 | #4,359 | 32 | 19.1 |
| 2020 | #3,787 | 38 | 23.5 |
| 2021 | #4,030 | 36 | 21.9 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,889 | 27 | 16.8 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Britta on lists
Famous Brittas
- Saint Britta
4th century martyr along with Saint Maura
- Britta Steffen
German Olympic gold medal,winning swimmer
- Britta Phillips
American musician of duo Dean & Britta and Luna
- Britta Heidemann
German Olympic fencer
- Britta Persson
Swedish singer,songwriter
- Britta Lejon
Swedish politician
- Britta Soll
Estonian actress and model
- Britta Alice Holmberg
Swedish actress, wife of actor Stig Olin and mother of actress Lena Olin
Britta in pop culture
- Britta Perry
character on the TV show "Community"
- Britta Paweldaughter
character in book "Princess Academy" by Shannon Hale
- Britta
character in "The Drifters" by James A. Michener
- Britta Larson
character in the American Girl books
- Britta McMann
character on TV series Go Girls